2020 was affected by COVID-19 and RIFTVFest produced a virtual edition on its platform Ramsgate Digital Cinema.
WINNERS:
ANCHOR FOR BEST FILM:
THE LENIN FACTOR directed by Vladimir Khotinenko
SPECIAL BRENDA BLETHYN PRIZE:
PLANTED directed by Amity Zmora
COMMENDATION FOR FIRST FILM:
PLASTIC BOY directed by Sam Plommer
BEST DIRECTOR:
VLADIMIR KHOTINENKO for The Lenin Factor
BEST ACTOR:
EVGENIY MIRONOV for The Lenin Factor
BEST ACTRESS:
VERONICA GEREZ for Hotel Mundial
COMMENDATION FOR ACTRESS’ PERFORMANCE:
MAYA KARIN for Olympic Dream
BEST SCREENPLAY: (joint winners)
MIKHAIL MARESKIN for Inner Fire
RICARDO ARENDSE for Losing Lerato
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY:
THE MAN WHO WANTED TO FLY directed by Frank Shouldice
BEST SHORT FILM:
THE MAGIC PAPERMAN directed by Bryan Corteen
COMMENDATION FOR SHORT FILM:
TO BE directed by Pouria Ghasemipoor Nigjeh
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY:
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE directed by Christopher Hudson
BEST SHORT ANIMATION:
THE BUTTERFLY CAGE directed by Maxime Sabisik and Héléna Serra
BEST WEB SERIES / TV PILOT:
HIGH EXISTENCE directed by Erin Laine
BEST LOCAL FILM:
MURMURS directed by Nichola Wong
BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
PEARL CADILLAC by AKX directed by Clement Oberto